ginti

== Aromanian == === Noun === ginti f alternative form of gintã == Lithuanian == === Etymology 1 === From Proto-Balto-Slavic, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰen-. Cognate with Latvian dzīt, Old Prussian guntwei, Polish gnać (“to rush”), Ancient Greek θείνω (theínō, “to kill”) and Sanskrit हन्ति (hánti, “to slay”). See also ganýti (“to graze”). ==== Pronunciation ==== ==== Verb ==== giñti (third-person present tense gẽna, third-person past tense gi̇̀nė) (transitive) to drive (especially animals) to chase ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Synonyms ===== (to drive): varyti (to chase): vyti ===== Derived terms ===== (verbal noun) ginimas m ===== Related terms ===== gainioti (reflexive) gainiotis ==== Participle ==== ginti̇̀ m (past passive) nominative masculine plural of giñtas === Etymology 2 === Probably the same as Etymology 1, though the origin of the acute tone is unclear. ==== Pronunciation ==== ==== Verb ==== gi̇̀nti (third-person present tense gi̇̀na, third-person past tense gýnė) (transitive) to defend to prohibit ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Synonyms ===== (to defend): saugoti, sergėti (to prohibit): drausti ===== Derived terms =====